CAPÍTULO IV CONTINGENCIA Y CONTINUIDAD DEL NEGOCIO 4.1 El proceso de administración de la continuidad del negocio
4.1.4 Elaboración del plan de contingencias y continuidad.
1.0 Introduction 2.0 Objectives 3.0 Main Contents
3.1 History of Co-Operative Education In Nigeria
3.2 Other Institutions That Are Involved In Cooperative Education Nigeria
3.3 The Department of Co-operative in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (FMA&NR)
3.4 Overseas Institutions which have Contributed to Cooperative Education in Nigeria
4.0 Conclusion 5.0 Summary
6.0 Tutor Marked Assignment 7.0 References and Further Reading.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The last unit discussion was on the Role of Cooperative Extension Worker, education benefit and importance of the cooperative education and extention. This unit we shall focus on co- operative education in Nigeria. The history of cooperative in Nigeria is as old as man
2.0 OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit, you should be able to:
discuss co-operative education in Nigeria;
state other institutions that are involved in cooperative education Nigeria; and
highlight the overseas institutions that have contributed to cooperative education in Nigeria.
3.0 MAIN CONTENTS
3.1 History of Co-Operative Education in Nigeria
The history of cooperative education in Nigeria can be traced to the appointment of Mr. C. F. Strickland was to look into how Cooperative Societies contribute to the overall development of cooperative in Nigeria in the year 1993. Strickland report was submitted to the
colonial Government 1994. The period were majority of the Cooperators were either illiterates or semi illiterates and they were expected to form as many Cooperatives as possible which should play great role in the development of both Urban and Rural Areas despite the circumstances and inability. Cooperatives are business ventures and any Business that is devoid of education and training will not develop well.
A cooperative organization needs to have the ability to run the societies well then proper cooperative education will be inevitable. The Colonial Government later succeeding Nigerian Governments later succeeding and emphasized on Education for the Government Staff i.e. the Director of Cooperative Department and his support staff.
In caring out this objective, a Cooperative Staff Training School was set up in 1943 which was to train Government Registrars of Cooperatives, Cooperative Inspectors and the employees of the Cooperative Movement under the direction and supervision of Mr. C.
Bateye, who was then an Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
The aim was that these officers will train the Cooperators who were in dire need of Cooperative Education.
This school is what is today known as the Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan. It was convened into a College in 1957 following the recommendation of a World Bank Mission that visited Nigeria. The school trained Cooperative Personnel from other African Countries like Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia.
Apart from training Cooperative Inspectors and Auditors at that time it also engaged in refresher course for Executives and members of the cooperative Movement. Later the College offered Certificate Course in Cooperative Studies which was a course for newly employee Cooperative Inspectors and Auditors. There is also the Diploma Course which is for the newly employ Registrars of Cooperatives in the Cooperative Department. The two courses which were accompanied by practical field work ran for a year each.
On 1st April 1976, the College was taken over by the then Federal Military Government. This was to ensure greater effectiveness in the development of Cooperative Movement in Nigeria In addition to that of Ibadan mentioned above, the Federal Government also took over other existing Colleges. These Colleges are the Cooperative Col Awgu now in Oji-River (Enugu State), and Zaria which has moved its permanent site in Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The directives of the Federal Government empowering State
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Governments to establish their own State Cooperative Colleges if so desire led to the establishment of many State Cooperative College Some of such Colleges are the following:
Ondo State Cooperative College, Akure.
Oyo State Cooperative College, Oyo.
Imo State Cooperative College, Orlu.
Kaduna State Cooperative Institute, Ikara
Edo State Cooperative College, Benin City
Lagos State Cooperative College, Oko-Oba Agege, Lagos
They awarded Certificates and diploma in Cooperative Studies to their trainees.
A number of interesting developments have taken place relate in the spread of Cooperative Education. Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology are now offering Ordinary National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses in Cooperative Studies. Examples of these are Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin (Department of Social Work, Administration and Cooperatives), Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, (Cooperative Studies Department), Kaduna Polytechnic, (Department of Social Services and Cooperatives), Kano State Polytechnic, (School of Social and Rural Development), and the Federal Cooperative Colleges, in Ibadan, Kaduna and Oji River. A number of Universities are now offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Cooperative Studies. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka had of late upgraded its centre for cooperatives and Rural Development to an Institute, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) offer undergraduate and postgraduate Diploma. Enugu and Nnamdi Azikwe Universities offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Cooperative Economics and Management, Olabisi Onabanjo University offers degree and Masters degree in Cooperative and Business Management. Some other Universities have researchers and professors who are doing some research and consultation in Cooperatives. These Universities are the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Federal University of Technology, Akure, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta e.t.c.
3.2 Other Institutions That Are Involved In Cooperative Education Nigeria
The Institutions mentioned above, there are a lot of other institutions involved in Cooperative Education. There is the Cooperative Research Institute in Abuja, which is involved in short courses in Agricultural Management and Training, there is the Federal Department of
Agricultural Cooperatives/International Labour Organization/United Nations Development Programme Project which offers short Courses in management in its Centre for Rural Development and Cooperatives.
The State Cooperative Federations also engage mostly in non formal education in Secretaries training, Printing of Cooperative Posters, textbooks and leaflets. Other activities include organizing seminars, workshops, and teaching Cooperators rudiments of accounts.
The national apex of the Cooperatives in Nigeria, the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria Ltd was involved mainly in non formal Cooperative Education. It was involved in sponsoring authors who write Cooperative text-books, organizes seminars, workshops, conferences. It also links Nigerian Cooperatives with overseas Cooperative Organizations. Some Cooperators have in the past gone for further studies in overseas countries through Cooperative Federation of Nigeria.
The Agricultural Rural Management Training Institute ARMTI in Ilorin engages in Cooperative education. It also conducts research in Cooperatives. The activities of Free-lance Consultants in Cooperative Education cannot be left out. They liaise with the Cooperative Departments and the Cooperative Federations in their respective States to organize workshops, conferences, seminars to Cooperative Organizations at various levels.
There is also the agriculture, Extension and Research Liaison services, Zaria (AERLS). This Organization is involved in the production of booklets on agriculture and Cooperatives. The Departments of Cooperatives both at the State and Federal levels are active in contributing to the growth of Cooperatives through Cooperative Education. At the Federal level, this is the Federal Department of Cooperatives.
At the state level, the department of Cooperatives is in various ministries. Some are in Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives while some others are in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives. These departments of Cooperatives train Cooperative Assistants who visit and educate Cooperators at Primary, Secondary and tertiary levels. They also train other members of staff. They organize workshops, seminars. Also, they finance cooperative training institutions like the State Cooperative Colleges.
Another institution that has contributed immensely to Cooperative Development through education is the NIG/EEC Cooperative Education Project formerly based in Ibadan but later moved to Abuja. It had two training units. These were the basic Education and promotion
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unit (BEPU) and the Curriculum methods and materials unit (CMMU).
BEPU was mainly responsible for grassroots education and supply of training equipment to Federations while CMMU trained managers, Trainers, Executives of cooperative organizations etc.
The National Association of Cooperative Credit Union of Nigeria (NACCUN) also contributed to the development Of Cooperatives (especially Thrift and credit societies) through Cooperative education.
They engaged in printing and distribution of newsletters, carry out risk management programmes, organized seminars and consultancy services for Cooperatives. The Organization also publishes books like model accounting manual for Cooperatives.
3.3 The Department of Co-operative in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (FMA&NR)
The functions of the Co-operative department in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, these are:
a. Co-ordination of inter – governmental co-operative activities.
b. Formulation of broad natural economic policy for operative development and financing and integration of Co-operative policies into national development plans.
c. Co-operative education and training at the national level and relations with appropriate Nigerian and foreign educational institutions.
d. Inter – African and other international Co-operative matters including relations with international co-operative organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations.
e. Relations with global central labour organization and similar bodies especially in matters relating to jointly sponsored welfare schemes.
f. Coordination of research into co-operative problems.
g. Co-ordination of inter – State co-operative activities.
h. Regulate the activities of national co-operative apexes and societies
i. Compilation of information on all matters relating to co-operatives and preparation of reports on co-operative development in Nigeria.
3.4 Overseas Institutions Which have Contributed to Cooperative Education in Nigeria
The under listed Institutions in overseas countries have contributed to
the widespread development of Cooperative education in Nigeria. In many cases, the Cooperative Institutions give scholarships to Nigerian Cooperators through the Government or through the Cooperative movement representatives (e.g. CFN) to study in these institutions. Few others who benefited from the institutions are sponsored by Organizations in Nigeria.
The Institutions are the following:
Coady International Institute, Nova Scotia, Canada.
International Cooperative Training Centre, Jiloviste. Czech.
Institute for Cooperation in Developing Countries, Marburg, Germany.
Institute for Development of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan.
International Institute for Development, Cooperatives and Labour Studies, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
RVB, Netherlands International Institute for Management, Maastricht, Netherlands.
International Cooperative Training Centre, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
University Centre for Cooperatives, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Moscow Cooperative Institute, Moscow, Russia.
I. L. O. International Centre for Advanced Technical and vocational Training, Turin, Italy.
Swedish Cooperative Centre, Stockholm, Sweden e.t.c.
4.0 CONCLUSION
In this unit, we discussed the co-operative education in Nigeria. We also discussed other institutions that are involved in cooperative education Nigeria and the overseas institutions that have contributed to cooperative education in Nigeria. The understandings of these units are essential for the training and acquisition of knowledge based in rural/community development of cooperative societies.
5.0 SUMMARY
During the course of this unit, we have learnt about the growth and development of cooperative education in Nigeria, other institutions that are involved in cooperative education Nigeria also acquired knowledge on the overseas institutions that have contributed to cooperative education in Nigeria to improve the organization of cooperative education and extension service.
7.0 TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
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1. Discuss the growth of cooperative education in Nigeria?
2. Enumerate other institutions that are involved in cooperative education Nigeria?
3. Highlight the Overseas institutions that have contributed to cooperative education in Nigeria?
7.0 REFERECES/FURTHER READINGS
Adams, M.E. (1982). ―Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries‖ Rowis Printers, Nigeria pp 3-9.
Benor, D. and Harriston, J.O. (1977). ―Extension: The training and visit system‖.
World Bank. Washington D C.
Ibitoye S.J. and N.E. Mundi (2004) Essentials of agricultural Extension in Nigeria. Ankpa Rowis Printers, Nigeria pp 3-9.
Lawal, K.A.A (2009) Analysis of Manager‘s role on performance of cooperative societies in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, unpublished MSc thesis Dept of Agribusines and farm management Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye Ogun State.
Lawal, K.A.A (2012), Nigeria and International Cooperative (course material on cop 216) NOUN web.
Lawal, K.A.A and Oludmu, O.L (2012), Management in focus principles and practices, Asogun publisher Ibadan.
Oludimu. O.L And Adedoyin, S.F. (1996), Running a more successful cooperative, Triumph book publisher, Ijebu-Ode.